3 reasons why Mikel Arteta is not the right man for Arsenal

Since the sacking of Unai Emery, rumours have been rampant about his potential replacement. The board and fans alike agreed that results were nowhere near acceptable under the Spaniard, leading to his inevitable dismissal. In his absence, assistant coach Freddie Ljungberg has taken over the reins on a temporary basis, however, confidence is so low that no new manager bounce has occurred.

The team’s depressing 3-0 defeat to Manchester City on Sunday has accelerated the club’s hunt for a new manager. Knockbacks from Mauricio Pochettino and Brendan Rodgers and through a process of elimination, Josh Kroenke & co. have set their sights firmly on Mikel Arteta. The former Arsenal player & Manchester City assistant coach is an unknown entity in the managerial world, but that hasn’t stopped the club from declaring him as their man.

Here are three reasons why Mikel Arteta is not the right man for Arsenal.

#3 Better alternatives available

Ancelotti has won 4 league titles in his career

Why would you go for a man that’s never managed a game in his life over a man that’s won the Champions League on three occasions? A trophy I’ll remind you that the Gunners have never won themselves. Carlo Ancelotti has been a serial winner everywhere he’s managed, often breeding a new standard of excellence at those clubs. The fact that the Italian is now heading to Goodison Park, shows all you need to know about Arsenal’s current direction.

If it’s true that the higher-ups deemed the 60-year-old as too old, then why weren’t the likes of Rafael Benitez, Nuno Santos and Bruno Genesio made more of a priority? And even if the club were dead set on getting a former Arsenal player, then Patrick Vieira should have been appointed as at least he’s shown he can actually manage a team.

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#2 Players need a manager they can respect

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It’s no industry secret that this current crop of Arsenal players has an attitude problem. Many a rumour has surfaced portraying the more senior players to be causing havoc behind the scenes. That has been shown through alleged disputes with managers and players declaring themselves as ill on a regular basis. Let’s face it, this is a squad that effectively ran Emery out of power and are now disgracing the ever so loveable Swede.

This is a squad that needs love but also a figure they can respect and fear. Arsène Wenger’s fatherly love approach made players love him, but sometimes they took that for granted, as could be seen through the actions of Mesut Özil and Alexis Sánchez. This squad needs a manager that will leave players on the bench and out the squad if he deems them not worthy, regardless of how much money they’re on.

#1 No experience

Is he the man to lead Arsenal into the future?

Arsenal football club is a massive entity in world football, a club that demands and requires the best in every department. It’s strange that the club would pour millions into developing training facilities, hire a world-renowned football director, spend millions on players but then hire a man that has never managed a game in his life? Surely that’s counterproductive. Granted, the Spaniard has spent some time learning his trade from Pep Guardiola, but that still doesn’t qualify him to be a manager.

Arsenal is in the midst of a transition period that is going from bad to worse, with the club in the middle of their third season of Europa League football. Both financially and from a reputation perspective, they cannot afford for this trend to continue. At the moment, Arsenal is even a seismic task for an established coach, let alone someone that’s never ever managed.